intimately

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɪntɪmətli/ UK /ˈɪntɪmətli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a close, personal, or detailed way

He knew the back streets of the city intimately.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a close, personal, or... closely personally familiarly deeply thoroughly

Opposites

distantly superficially remotely

Word family

Related forms intimate intimacy intimation

Common collocations

intimately connected Adverb + adjective

Etymology

From intimate + -ly; intimate from Latin intimus ('innermost'), superlative of the preposition in ('within').

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# intimately

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪntɪmətli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntɪmətli/

## Meanings
1. in a close, personal, or detailed way

## Examples
- He knew the back streets of the city intimately.

## Synonyms
- closely
- personally
- familiarly
- deeply
- thoroughly

## Antonyms
- distantly
- superficially
- remotely

## Related Forms
- intimate
- intimacy
- intimation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intimus

## Etymology
From intimate + -ly; intimate from Latin intimus ('innermost'), superlative of the preposition in ('within').

## AI Etymology
Intimately comes from intimate + -ly; intimate from Latin intimus ('innermost'), superlative of the preposition in ('within'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adverb, it carries the sense "in a close, personal, or detailed way", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin intimus. Related words include intimate, intimacy, intimation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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